Toybank reaches Bangalore!

Toybank had its first toy collection drive with Tech Mahindra Foundation a couple of weeks back. These toys were waiting to be gifted to those tony little hands and that's not all!

Toybank had its first ever toy distribution event in Bangalore with Makkala Jagriti on 18th of August. Shweta Chari, one of the founders of Toybank joined all the volunteers for this event from Mumbai!! Makkala Jagriti is an NGO in Bangalore working with underprivileged children in the area of education.

"After the distribution, I heard all kinds of noises from outside the centre. I ran out to check what that was, only to find a kid playing a 'mom's role' with the toy gifted to her, she was patting the toy like a kid and talking continuously with it without giving a break. I couldn't stop laughing"

Also the money donated by some of the TechMighties was used in contribution (like gifting stationery items to the children along with the toys… gift wrapping the toys to make the kids feel important and special).

Toybank thanks Tech Mahindra and its employees for giving Toybank a wonderful opportunity to reach out kids in Bangalore!

Toybank, an initiative under The Opentree Foundation, is an organization in India that promotes the Right to Play for all children, because a happy childhood defines almost every aspect of a child’s life and in turn the society. Founded in August 2004, our motto is to provide every economically-disadvantaged child an equal opportunity to education, achieved through healthy play and games.
As of January 2018, Toybank has set up 276 Play Centers and impacts the lives of 43,009 at-risk children every day.